⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 4 points worse than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their eighteen- Won the glass, 59 rebounds to 37
- Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 38
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Bulls
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 8:23 · CHI 8-7 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q3 0:01 · CHI 80-76 OKC
- Ties it
Derrick Rose hit a driving layup
OT 4:26 · CHI 96-96 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Joakim Noah misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:58 · CHI 90-89 OKC
- Turnover
Drew Gooden lost ball
Q4 2:00 · CHI 92-91 OKC
- Turnover
Joakim Noah bad pass
OT 2:58 · CHI 96-99 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 2:35 · CHI 23-29 OKC
- Lead
Kevin Durant hit a free throw 1 of 2
OT 4:45 · CHI 94-95 OKC
- Winner
Nick Collison hit a layup, Russell Westbrook with the assist
OT 3:18 · CHI 96-98 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook bad pass
Q4 3:48 · CHI 90-89 OKC
- Missed FT
Nick Collison misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:20 · CHI 94-94 OKC
📊The numbers
| CHI | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 5 | Threes made | 1 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 10% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 73 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 22 |
| 16 | Assists | 25 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 9 | Steals | 11 |
| 10 | Blocks | 4 |
